+14 Path from IB to HF? 5 4y
+14 Advice on dealing with stress as a PM 4 4y
+14 McAfee Merger Arbitrage 2 4y
+14 HF Comp Breakdown ? - L/S Equity value-oriented $150mm AUM Family Office 6 4y
+14 Handy Bloomberg Tips 16 4y
+14 Leaving job after a few months if significantly better offer comes along? 13 4y
+14 where should I focus my energy? 6 4y
+14 Short only Hedge Fund Analyst 11 4y
+14 Is this a usual practice in quant funds? 13 4y
+14 Top Under The Radar Hedge Funds? 23 4y
+14 Stay at Top Boutique IB or Move to MM 7 4y
+14 Middle East SWF --> M7 MBA --> HF? 4 4y
+14 Fixed income quant funds? 10 4y
+14 B 13 4y
+14 Course Advices for aspiring Quant? 3 4y
+14 HF Exits/Options 22 4y
+14 Vista or Thoma Bravo HF exits? 21 4y
+14 Experience and advice dealing with HH 6 4y
+14 Delete 13 4y
+14 Best sector to cover? 22 4y
+14 Best way to learn SM style L/S investing strategies 10 4y
+14 Optionality: from ER to ~$1B HF vs. MM? 8 4y
+14 Weak career move 2 4y
+14 Offering Consulting Services To Hedge Funds 5 4y
+14 What is a "good" carry at a fund? 8 4y
+14 SM Job prospects in 2-3 years (serious) 13 4y
+14 Negotiating Equity in Recent Launch 8 3y
+14 Stupid question - how to buy given income split 4 3y
+14 Is guaranteed comp really guaranteed? 10 3y
+14 HF straight out of undergrad? 11 1y
+14 Life Sciences HF progression 13 3y
+14 Help me practice for technical interviews - what is a good ticker? 4 3y
+14 Baly anthem program 3 3y
+14 HF -> LO analyst seat, pre MBA, how? 12 3y
+14 Hedge funds strong in climate tech / energy transition / cleantech etc? 2 3y
+14 [Help Needed] Case Study w/ Special Situations / Distressed Generalist 11 2y
+14 Bridgewater Investment Associate Intern Interview? 2 3y
+14 Looking for another SM HF seat as I lost faith in the PM - How to explain in the interview without being a douche? 2 3y
+14 “Secrets of the Temple” book 6 3y
+14 What kinds of data do hedge funds have access to? 7 3y
+14 Investment differences between SM and MM 2 3y
+14 Strategies that highly value a law degree? 29 3y
+14 Thoughts on Arrowstreet Capital (Culture, WLB, Pay)? Versus Two Sigma, etc? 2 3y
+14 Pure Finance / Econ. Books for Different Investing Strategies 8 3y
+14 MM passthrough 3 3y
+14 Tiger cub vs ER 14 3y
+14 Mental framework - Activist investing 8 3y
+14 Baupost Mandate 4 3y
+14 help me get excited about covering power and utilities 13 3y
+14 I want to be in a hedge fund 1 3y
+14 What buyside path should I take? 4 3y
+14 keep recruiting or sit tight? 14 3y
+14 D.E Shaw Fundamental Research Interview 65 1y
+14 Normalized earnings, why use 25x EPS? 11 3y
+14 Atlantic Investment Management Co. 16 1y
+14 Citadel CAP/Point72 Academy vs Top EB/BB 13 3y
+14 Prop Trading v HF for Quant Traders 3 2y
+14 SVB: Can ETF sell-off affect underlying stock price? 4 3y
+14 Emotional Discipline 7 3y
+14 Presently working in primarily Long Only research at one of the largest Asset Managers in London, moving to the US in one year. Is it worth pursuing a Top15 MBA? 11 1y
+14 Best Crossover Funds 6 3y
+14 Marshall Wace L/S - London - 2 Year Programme 8 2y
+14 Healthcare Primer 10 2y
+14 10 years on my own, now what? 7 3y
+14 Am I Finished? 21 3y
+14 How old is too old to join a MM? 11 2y
+14 Del 4 2y
+14 Underperforming 2 2y
+14 Career Advice - AM to trading/macro? 1 2y
+14 Citadel - Modeling Test Invite 20 10mo
+14 How to gauge PE sourcing/execution performance if interested in HFs? How Competitive am I for SM HFs? 3 2y
+14 AUM per IP correlation with compensation 7 2y
+14 Different types of quant researcher at MMHFs? 3 2y
+14 Alternative Data Research Exit Opportunities 5 2y
+14 Final round interview...with a risk manager? 4 2y
+14 choosing between freshman summer internship? 4 2y
+14 Distressed Sov Debt Pitch 12 4mo
+14 Sophomore SA BB (Global Markets) To Junior SA BB (IBD) 9 2y
+14 Research Help: Determining If Retailer Will Do More Promos 4 2y
+14 Interested in moving to HF from Equity Analyst role at large AM firm. Some tips would help ? 9 2y
+14 Marshall Wace L/S Equity 11 1y
+14 Weiss Asset Management Final Round 8 1y
+14 Hong Kong L/S from M.B.A. 12 2y
+14 How to break into a hf 7 2y
+14 TQQQ Guy - Where Are You Now? 4 2y
+14 Forward Contract/Futures 4 2y
+14 MBB to biotech ER (and ultimately HF). Which ER firm to target? 10 2y
+14 Thoughts on spec sales 8 2y
+14 Hedging Factor and Systematic Risk 12 2y
+14 You have a 5x5 matrix. The numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5 appear in every row and in every column exactly once.... 15 2y
+14 Infra PE to HF 6 2y
+14 Path Dependency in Investing Careers 1 2y
+14 Gfdfg 3 1y
+14 Help an American deal with French 9 1y
+14 How has Viking become a pod shop? 9 1y
+14 Follow up with HH vs HF HR? 5 1y
+14 Title Progression at Multi-Managers 2 1y
+14 HF Wider Reading 6 1y
+14 Reaching out to MM PMs - risky? 4 1y
+14 Am I (27) cooked? IR 3 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”